2017–18 UAE Division 1

2017–18 UAE Division 1 was the 42nd season of the UAE 1st Division.

UAE Division One
Season2017–18
ChampionsBaniyas (4th title)
PromotedBaniyas, Kalba
Matches played228
Goals scored401 (1.76 per match)
Biggest home winDibba Al-Hisn 6–0 Ras Al Khaimah (27 April 2018)
Biggest away winMasafi 0–5 Baniyas (27 January 2018)
Ras Al Khaimah 0–5 Al Khaleej (24 March 2018)
Highest scoringKalba 6–3 Al Hamriyah (7 April 2018)
Longest winning runBaniyas
Kalba (5 games)
Longest unbeaten runFujairah (22 games)
Longest winless runAl Arabi (19 games)
Longest losing runRas Al Khaimah (8 games)
Highest attendance5,009 Fujairah 1–1 Baniyas (17 November 2017)
Lowest attendance44 Al Arabi 0–1 Al Thaid (6 January 2018)

Team changes

To Division 1

Relegated from UAE Pro League

From Division 1

Promoted to UAE Pro League

Stadia and locations
Locations of teams in the UAE Division One
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club Home city Stadium Capacity
Al Arabi Umm al Quwain Umm al Quwain Stadium 3,000
Al Hamriyah Al Hamriyah Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium 5,000
Al Khaleej Khor Fakkan Saqr bin Mohammad al Qassimi Stadium 2,880
Masafi Masafi Masafi Stadium 2,000
Al Thaid Dhaid Al-Dhaid Stadium 500
Al Urooba Mirbah Al-Oruba Club Stadium 8,000
Baniyas Abu Dhabi Baniyas Stadium 9,570
Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba Al-Hisn Dibba Stadium 700
Fujairah Fujairah Fujairah Club Stadium 10,645
Kalba Kalba Ittihad Kalba Stadium 8,500
Masfut Masfut Masfut Club Stadium 3,000
Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah Ras al Khaimah Stadium 4,500

Number of teams by Emirates
Rank Emirate Number of teams Teams
1 Fujairah 4 Al Khaleej, Masafi, Al Urooba, Fujairah
1 Sharjah 4 Al Hamriyah, Al Thaid, Dibba Al Hisn, Kalba
2 Umm al-Quwain 1 Al Arabi
2 Abu Dhabi 1 Baniyas
2 Ajman 1 Masfut
2 Ras al-Khaimah 1 Ras Al Khaimah

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head Coach Captain Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
Al-Arabi Humaid Al Obaid Omar Wade Nike Al Futaim[1]
Al Khaleej Abdulla Mohammed Ibrahim Almansoori Adidas Khor Fakkan Beach Resort
Al-Hamriyah Saif Saeed Nike Sharjah Beach Resort
Al-Thaid Taryam Ahmed uhlsport uhlsport
Al-Urooba Ali Abdulrahman Faisal Mohammed uhlsport Fujairah TV
Baniyas Goran Tufegdzic Yousif Jaber Adidas Secure Engineering
Dibba Al-Hisn Mohammed Yassir Humaid Abbas uhlsport Chips Oman
Fujairah Diego Maradona[2][3][4] Ahmed Meadhad Adidas Al Khaleej Times
Kalba Jorvan Vieira Errea Errea
Masafi Fahad Hamad Mohammed Ahli Adidas Al Futaim[1]
Masfut Rashed Ali Fatrie Sakhi Nike Masdar
Ras Al Khaimah Luiz Antônio Zaluar Omar Abdulaziz Nike Al Aswaq

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Baniyas (C, P) 22 16 4 2 53 16 +37 52 Promotion to the UAE Pro-League
2 Kalba (P) 22 13 7 2 44 22 +22 46
3 Fujairah (Q) 22 11 11 0 35 22 +13 44 Qualified for the UAE Pro-League Play Off
4 Al Hamriyah (Q) 22 9 6 7 43 40 +3 33
5 Al Khaleej 22 7 9 6 36 30 +6 30
6 Al Urooba 22 7 7 8 25 28 −3 28
7 Al Thaid 22 6 8 8 30 28 +2 26
8 Dibba Al-Hisn 22 7 4 11 36 37 −1 25
9 Masafi 22 5 10 7 36 41 −5 25
10 Masfut 22 5 5 12 23 42 −19 20
11 Al Arabi 22 2 8 12 22 44 −22 14
12 Ras Al Khaimah (W) 22 3 3 16 15 53 −38 12 Withdrew
Updated to match(es) played on 2018. Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (W) Withdrew.

References
  1. "Al Futaim Motors signs four year sponsorship contract with the UAEFA".
  2. "Thank you UAE, says Maradona after joining Fujairah club". www.khaleejtimes.com.
  3. Reporter, Ashley Hammond, Staff (14 May 2017). "Diego Maradona: Nobody will beat me or my Fujairah".
  4. "Diego Maradona says 'Fujairah is my top-priority project' and will make beating them 'an impossible task'".
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